tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post5083926845038616091..comments2024-03-28T19:02:19.365+11:00Comments on Walter Pless on Association Football: Tassie A-League bid in today's Sydney Morning HeraldWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11493237569003662448noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-71695765318659911582009-03-20T13:10:00.000+11:002009-03-20T13:10:00.000+11:00Gremlin, it doesn't bother me. The Mercury, my ow...Gremlin, it doesn't bother me. The Mercury, my own paper, call me a 'contributor' They won't even send me to the Tasmania United A-League Taskforce press conferences. When I asked them why, they said that, because it's a big event, they will send a staff journalist! I'm way down the pecking order!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-77342705621714085732009-03-18T14:36:00.000+11:002009-03-18T14:36:00.000+11:00Brad, did you only hear about TUFC on Monday? Mos...Brad, did you only hear about TUFC on Monday? Most of the things you have mentioned have been discussioned either in news articles, in other forums, or in the TUFC forum over the past year or so.<BR/>* Operating costs - well thats where the sheik comes in.<BR/>* One home base? No, TUFC have stated they will play games north and south, see todays Merc article for latest update.<BR/>* Tasmanian youth team defeated Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United and Queensland Roar youth teams last year.<BR/>* 11-15k is realistic. Look at what we get to neutral, pre-season games. This will be our only fully professional sports team. <BR/>* Why assume the first two will be poor seasons? You don't know who our coach or players will be yet.<BR/>* Population: We have more than Wellington, more than Gosford, and more than Townsville, and they all have teams.<BR/><BR/>What will hold us back? You are reading Walter's blog, so you are probably a Tassie football person, and even you don't appear to want this to succeed, only looking at the negatives. If OUR OWN PEOPLE have a "we aren't good enough" attitude, what hope do we have?<BR/><BR/>Indio from The World Game Forum said it best:<BR/><BR/>"Meh ... If you would have told me five years ago that the league was going to be a success ... that we were going to play Grand Finals infront of 50000 people ... that the league was going to be payed $120 million for tv rights ... that a Club was going to have 25000 + average in terms of attendance ... that a 3 year old Club was going to make it to the ACL final ... That a Russian millionaire was going to buy a Club ... that a Gold Coast Billionaire was going to start his own ... that Townsville was going to get a Club and that Robbie Fowler was going to be playing in it ... I would have laugh in your face and have called the CAT team to asses your mental health ...<BR/><BR/>In view of the events that have happened over the last 4 years the Tassie link with the Sheik may not be as far fetch as some are making it to be ... nothing surprises me anymore ..."Chuqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834036192837211809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-64218542293609003302009-03-18T11:13:00.000+11:002009-03-18T11:13:00.000+11:00Walter, how do you feel being referred to as a loc...Walter, how do you feel being referred to as a local blogger??<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you should bombard his inbox with a few thousand articles you have written over the years and maybe next time he might refer to you as a journalistBeardy79https://www.blogger.com/profile/11373668561335461613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-90464207614083137822009-03-18T09:18:00.000+11:002009-03-18T09:18:00.000+11:00It's a lovely thought but can you take it seri...It's a lovely thought but can you take it seriously? Consider the following:<BR/><BR/>Need massive operating costs.<BR/>ONE home base so games will not be shared between North & South.<BR/>NO Tasmanian player is anywhere near the standard required to play A-League, not even the lads playing in Victoria now.<BR/>11,000 - 15,000 people per game just to break even. Tasmanian's are notorious for deserting a poor performing team, yet we need to ride out the first couple of years because there will be poor seasons (not just games). <BR/><BR/>We don't have the pedigree and we don't have the population to sustain. Bid would be better served in Canberra, or a further Victorian team. We just couldn't do it justice.<BR/><BR/>Let's pour this money into making the game better here NOW and then revisit the concept further down the track when the infrastructure is better set up.<BR/><BR/>Nice thought though.<BR/><BR/>AsBradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899329638982890641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-41051912817994579182009-03-18T07:50:00.000+11:002009-03-18T07:50:00.000+11:00No doubt Morton will get a trip paid by somebody e...No doubt Morton will get a trip paid by somebody else to the middle east to come back via the UK and sadly state that the bid fell through but he tried his best..!!!Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801714059421739514noreply@blogger.com